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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    Reasons - You are not going to run a battery 100%-0%. Assume maybe 80% or less usable to avoid car sitting at low or high state of charge Range in winter can easily be 20-30% down for numerous reasons. In addition, heater warmth, normally from waste energy in a petrol/diesel, comes from battery...
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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    yeah, for a couple of hrs a week I'm not to sure if it worth the hassle of getting the license. No not by local council, haven't heard of that
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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    Sorry mate what is this? is it a common thing?
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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    Cheers for the advice. I think this is the best. Renting a car and testing the waters. Yeah.. this pandemic has thrown a wrench in everything. It's been a plan of mine to start for a while. I was meant to work amazon and save for the tesla. Now that I have no other option, I thought it was best...
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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    I've done a lot of maths on the milage and earnings side.. i guess I've neglected the battery. I'm looking to do around 150 miles a day so hopefully, charge one every two days. Ahhh sh*t. I didn't know about that counter thing. Thanks. I'll have to look into charging at a neighbours or...
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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    There's definitely some of that dream car wish and maybe that's the reason im justifying it? Maybe. I don't think so. The numbers I've run say I'll make it back in savings around a year and a half in. I'm sure airport runs are close to zero tbh. I'll probably be more in central. Though, this...
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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    Haha it is.. extreme i know. The way i look at it is; I will get a Tesla in the future so instead of getting a Prius or an alternative, for the meantime, why not save the cost of the Prius and just go for it? That's one aspect. The others are saving on the running costs. Based of 5 days a week...
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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    Exactly why I'm getting it. Especially being in London with the ULEZ and Congestion charges. Its a no brainer. (also tesla is the dream car) thanks for the advice! I live between Heathrow and central. I used to work in Heathrow actually, so airport runs will be a must. Model S it is! It...
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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    Ahh i was planning to rely on Supercharging. I live in a new build flat. Got it as they were completing the build early 2019 with a promise of electric charging stations in certain parking bays, which never came through. My closest one would be on the side of a semi main road but im not...
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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    Ahh, that makes sense. I knew it was too good to be true Buying it second hand, a warranty would only come if bought from Tesla directly right? Hmmm. I'd have to think about it because - from Telsa, they remove free supercharging at resale. The only way to get free SC is private resale. But...
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    Any private hire / taxi drivers out there? Model S or 3?

    I've been hit really hard this COVID. I was an Amazon delivery driver in March. Got robbed. Fired because I got robbed. Then slapped with a charge of all the goods stolen. I'm firing this though. Now I'm planning to become a private hire driver in London. Because of my current financial *sugar*...